Contractor Tip of the Month

As a child, I ran away from home several times. With nine of us, and rules, getting along at home appeared to be a real “hardship.” It got to the point that when I threatened to run away, Mom would say, “Make sure you are home in time for dinner.” …

Just building a successful construction company isn’t enough. You have to have a succession (continuation) plan to keep it prospering without you. With no succession plan, you may end up like Bob, who is running hard, but just can’t seem to get off the hamster wheel. …

Have you ever gone way low on a bid, and then out of some desire, you took the job anyway? Then, the job doesn’t turn out as good as you thought it would. Truthfully, did you feel something was wrong all along?…

It doesn’t matter if you are winning playing cards, making a three-pointer in basketball, bidding work and getting it, or running a profitable business: When things are going good, it seems you can’t lose. When things are going bad, it seems you can’t win.…

In the book, “The Warren Buffet Way,” Buffet explains that, during your lifetime, there will be very few great opportunities that will present themselves to you. When one does, you must “grab it while you have the chance.”…

It’s Dec. 21, 2014. Tomorrow morning I will announce the shutdown of one of my businesses, Watertown Steel. There is never a good time to shutter a company. We plan to give the departing employees severance pay to get them through the close. In its ending will be a new beginning for everyone involved.…

I was recently on a journey with customers and friends in my motorhome. Our destination is 26 hours one way to go elk hunting. Handling a 40-foot-long, 33,000-pound vehicle with a 14-foot trailer full of gear behind it…